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The new last bastion of good old-fashioned stalking is gone and IT SUCKS.
Admit it. The only reason you joined Myspace was to stalk everyone you’ve ever met in your life without them ever knowing it.
Friendster and Facebook are tempting, but they don’t quite hit the mark. Facebook allows you only to view your friends’ profiles. And Friendster quickly loses your interest as soon as you realize every person whose profile you visit knows that you decided to stare at them for an indefinite period of time.
Myspace came through with the perfect combination of narcissism and voyeurism. The venue allows people to talk about themselves and post pictures to an embarrassingly conceited extent, and then allows anyone to view that page anonymously.
But the age of secretly spying on friends, co-workers, crushes, exes and the guy next door is over, people.
Numerous websites now offer code that one can install on their Myspace page to successfully track anyone who comes to his or her page.
And take my word for it. The tracking systems work.
Having the legitimacy of these trackers confirmed, I immediately became paranoid and reserved in my Myspace usage.
· No more reading people’s idiotic comments and making fun of them with your friends.
· No more checking out who got fat, or bald, or coked out after college.
· No more seeing who got married to a fat, or bald or coked-out person after college.
· No more staring at pictures of your ex during work hours.
And don’t give me that wah wah Dateline B.S. that these tracker systems safeguard against real stalkers. The only time these sites get dangerous is if you post personal information on your page or if you brilliantly decide to meet up with a stranger you met online.
If you’re that much of a dumbass, a tracker system will be no help to you. You’ll figure out a way to get raped or robbed with or without Myspace.
There is one interesting perk from this Big Brother mechanism, though: Reverse stalking.
Now instead of going to other people’s pages to check out what they’re doing, you get to see who is spying on you. Small compensation, but compensation nonetheless.
Posted by Teresa at 05:40 PM | Comments (13)
I think the tracker is a good thing. Maybe this will stop you from surfing the net during business hours.
Posted by: Anonymous | November 17, 2006 11:53 AMNone of this would be an issue in Second Life
Posted by: 9th Life (um... cat) | November 17, 2006 12:09 PMWhy would she give you the link? She said she wants to stalk your ass.
Posted by: ThatWhatSheSaid | November 20, 2006 12:19 PMTeresa.. I swear all those times Ive looked at your Myspace page were all innocent.
Posted by: Derek | December 18, 2006 04:31 PMI hate my space, I dont have it because I refuse to get addicted to something that is immature and stalkerish...plus it can cause way to many problems
Posted by: Princess | December 22, 2006 10:29 AMPost Your Comment
true dat
Posted by: your mom | November 16, 2006 07:00 PM